Ronda Rousey found herself in hot water after claiming she quits from her professional wrestling career because of ‘ungrateful fans.’
The former UFC star made controversial comments on Thursday at the Steve O’s podcast, Wild Ride, saying she lost the motivation to fight in the ring because wrestling fans do not appreciate her.
“What am I doing it for if I’m not being able to spend my time and energy on my family, but instead spending my time and my energy on a bunch of f****** ungrateful fans that don’t even appreciate me?” she said.
“I love performing. I love the girls. I love being out there … but, at the end of the day, I was just like, “F*** these fans, dude.”
“My family loves me and they appreciate me and I want all my energy to go into them. So that was my decision at the end of the day.”
Rousey, though, admitted, she enjoyed doing ‘fake fights.’
These comments didn’t sit well with wrestling fans as she received massive backlash on social media.
Check out the fans’ reactions to Rousey’s recent statements below:
I’m so confused I thought Ronda Rousey loved the WWE, maybe it’s just her ego – but to just make WWE fans sound like they are less than UFC fans is crazy! pic.twitter.com/OOTVilMWE4
— Mike (@MichaelHarmil) April 11, 2020
Eva Marie defended WWE even when she left the company meanwhile Ronda Rousey is dragging WWE when she’s still with the company. One is a professional and the other is a sore loser. pic.twitter.com/0dsB7Bv5FZ
— m (@marciedreams) April 11, 2020
Ronda Rousey quit UFC and WWE cant believe yall called her Greatest of All Time. 5 years ago I was a hater today I'm 100 right. pic.twitter.com/KnPF9ynYke
— 1way Irv (@1wayIrv) April 11, 2020
Overrated pathetic @RondaRousey @travisbrowneMMA pic.twitter.com/nYAG97TeVM
— zatatagr (@zatatagr) April 12, 2020
ronda rousey should've never become a wrestler pic.twitter.com/KPAxoeZOLi
— nitro (@nitroedits0) April 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/WMMA_UK/status/1249715833967972354
Ronda is pissed at wrestling fans because "we've never been in a real fight." Yeah exactly, we DON'T fight with our hands like savages. We like our entertainment but don't want anyone to get their face punched in like your last UFC fight. @RondaRousey
— YouCantStopMe (@2020RCAccount) April 13, 2020
Ronnie AKA Ronda Rousey competed in "real fights" for some years & did quite well. Then she got tough competition, got her ass kicked & she just couldn't handle it. She realized she couldn't hang in "real fights" game anymore so she quit. (1/5)
— Tanay (@tanaymishra007) April 13, 2020
In a response to fans’ criticisms, Rousey said: “Anyone who is outraged by me calling pro wrestling ‘fake fights for fun’ have never been in a REAL fight.”
“While you all are tip toeing around bruising some pro wrestlers’ huge soft egos – no one is thinking about all the REAL fighters you’re insulting when pretending pro wrestling is somehow on the same level of realism.”
“Yes, I understand, wrestling 300 days a year for years on end is incredibly tough on the body and a difficult profession – but do you know what would happen if you got in 300 REAL fights in a year? You would be dead.”
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Ronda Rousey and YouTube/ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert)